Publications
Selected publications
- Bodily Integrity, Embodiment and the Regulation of Parental Choice (Journal article - 2017)
- What is special about the human body? (Journal article - 2015)
- No Pets Allowed? Companion Animals, Older People and Residential Care (Journal article - 2019)
- The new politics of male circumcision: HIV/AIDS, health law and social justice (Journal article - 2012)
- ‘They’ve probably had those animals for years – they are like family’: accommodating pets in care homes and their contribution to creating a sense of ‘home’ (Journal article - 2023)
- What's Law got to do with Good Science? (Journal article - 2019)
- Reconciling Autonomy and Beneficence in Treatment Decision-Making for Companion Animal Patients (Journal article - 2018)
2025
Warnock and its contested legacy in relation to donor conceived families: the case for regulatory reform.
Redhead, C. A. B., Barker, N., Fox, M., & Frith, L. (2025). Warnock and its contested legacy in relation to donor conceived families: the case for regulatory reform.. Human fertility (Cambridge, England), 28(1), 2493252. doi:10.1080/14647273.2025.2493252
Accelerating Animal Replacement: How Universities Can Lead - Results of a One-Day Expert Workshop in Zurich, Switzerland.
Deckha, M., Michel, M., Azilagbetor, D., Blattner, C., Cajiga Morales, R. M., Davies, G., . . . Zemanova, M. A. (2025). Accelerating Animal Replacement: How Universities Can Lead - Results of a One-Day Expert Workshop in Zurich, Switzerland.. Alternatives to laboratory animals : ATLA, 53(2), 106-118. doi:10.1177/02611929251317434
2024
Judging children's best interests: Centring bodily integrity
Fox, M., & Thomson, M. (2024). Judging children's best interests: Centring bodily integrity. Clinical Ethics. doi:10.1177/147775092412917
Update on the ethical, legal and technical challenges of translating xenotransplantation.
Thom, R., Ayares, D., Cooper, D. K. C., Dark, J., Fovargue, S., Fox, M., . . . Cronin, A. J. (2024). Update on the ethical, legal and technical challenges of translating xenotransplantation.. Journal of medical ethics, 50(9), 585-591. doi:10.1136/jme-2023-109298
Genital Modifications in Prepubescent Minors: When May Clinicians Ethically Proceed?
Brussels Collaboration on Bodily Integrity. (2024). Genital Modifications in Prepubescent Minors: When May Clinicians Ethically Proceed?. The American journal of bioethics : AJOB, 1-50. doi:10.1080/15265161.2024.2353823
Direct-to-consumer genetic testing and the changing landscape of gamete donor conception: key issues for practitioners and stakeholders
Fox, M., Frith, L., Gilman, L., Redhead, C., Hudson, N., McCallum, F., . . . Kirkman-Brown, J. (2023). Direct-to-consumer genetic testing and the changing landscape of gamete donor conception: key issues for practitioners and stakeholders. Reproductive Biomedicine Online. doi:10.1016/j.rbmo.2023.103421
2023
30th anniversary editorial: Reflecting on the past and paving the way for the future
Alghrani, A., Case, P., Fox, M., & Purshouse, C. (2023). 30th anniversary editorial: Reflecting on the past and paving the way for the future. Medical Law International, 23(4), 319-324. doi:10.1177/09685332231213229
‘They’ve probably had those animals for years – they are like family’: accommodating pets in care homes and their contribution to creating a sense of ‘home’
Fox, M., Toze, M., & Ray, M. (2023). ‘They’ve probably had those animals for years – they are like family’: accommodating pets in care homes and their contribution to creating a sense of ‘home’. Ageing and Society.
2022
Puppy Pandemic: Legal Regulation of Dog Rescues in the UK in the Wake of the Covid-19 Pandemic – A Social and Legal Studies Workshop
Fox, M., & Singh, S. (2022). Puppy Pandemic: Legal Regulation of Dog Rescues in the UK in the Wake of the Covid-19 Pandemic – A Social and Legal Studies Workshop. Retrieved from https://socialandlegalstudies.wordpress.com/
Defining Terms Used for Animals Working in Support Roles for People with Support Needs
Howell, T. J., Nieforth, L., Thomas-Pino, C., Samet, L., Agbonika, S., Cuevas-Pavincich, F., . . . Bennett, P. (2022). Defining Terms Used for Animals Working in Support Roles for People with Support Needs. ANIMALS, 12(15). doi:10.3390/ani12151975
O-219 Donor conception and Commercial Genomics: how are donor conceived people, their parents and donors using direct-to-consumer genetic testing?
Frith, L., Gilman, L., Redhead, C., Fox, M., Hudson, N., MacCallum, F., & Kirkham Brown, J. (2022). O-219 Donor conception and Commercial Genomics: how are donor conceived people, their parents and donors using direct-to-consumer genetic testing?. Human Reproduction, 37(Supplement_1). doi:10.1093/humrep/deac105.138
Donor conception and Commercial Genomics: how are donor conceived people, their parents and donors using direct-to-consumer genetic testing?
Frith, L., Gilman, L., Redhead, C., Fox, M., Hudson, N., MacCallum, F., & Brown, J. K. (2022). Donor conception and Commercial Genomics: how are donor conceived people, their parents and donors using direct-to-consumer genetic testing?. In HUMAN REPRODUCTION Vol. 37 (pp. I129-I130). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
2020
Embodied integrity, shaping surgeries, and the profoundly disabled child
Fox, M., Thomson, M., & Warburton, J. (2020). Embodied integrity, shaping surgeries, and the profoundly disabled child. In C. Dietz, M. Travis, & M. Thomson (Eds.), A Jurisprudence of the Body (pp. 338 pages). London: Palgrave Macmillan. Retrieved from https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9783030421991
2019
No Pets Allowed? Companion Animals, Older People and Residential Care
Fox, M., & Ray, M. (2019). No Pets Allowed? Companion Animals, Older People and Residential Care. Medical Humanities, 45(2), 211-222. doi:10.1136/medhum-2019-011651
What's Law got to do with Good Science?
Turkmendag, I., Fox, M., Thompson, C., & Murphy, T. (2019). What's Law got to do with Good Science?. SOCIAL & LEGAL STUDIES, 28(3), 392-413. doi:10.1177/0964663919834173
2018
Non-therapeutic male genital cutting and harm: Law, policy and evidence from U.K. hospitals.
Fox, M., Thomson, M., & Warburton, J. (2018). Non-therapeutic male genital cutting and harm: Law, policy and evidence from U.K. hospitals.. Bioethics. doi:10.1111/bioe.12542
Reconciling Autonomy and Beneficence in Treatment Decision-Making for Companion Animal Patients
Gray, C., Fox, M., & Hobson-West, P. (2018). Reconciling Autonomy and Beneficence in Treatment Decision-Making for Companion Animal Patients. Liverpool Law Review, 39(1-2), 47-69. doi:10.1007/s10991-018-9211-4
In the Matter of an Application for Judicial Review by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (2015)
Fox, M., & McGuinness, S. (2018). In the Matter of an Application for Judicial Review by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (2015). In Womens Legal Landmarks Celebrating the History of Women and Law in the Uk and Ireland (pp. 619-627).
2017
Bodily Integrity, Embodiment and the Regulation of Parental Choice
Fox, M., & Thomson, M. (2017). Bodily Integrity, Embodiment and the Regulation of Parental Choice. Journal of Law and Society, 44(4), 504-531. doi:10.1111/jols.12056
Barnes v Belfast City Council
Cooke, F., & Fox, M. (2017). Barnes v Belfast City Council. In Northern Irish Feminist Judgments Judges Troubles and the Gendered Politics of Identity (pp. 601-622).
2016
Ritual Male Circumcision in the United Kindom
Fox, M., Gibson, M., & Langlaude, S. (2016). Ritual Male Circumcision in the United Kindom. In V. Fortier (Ed.), La Circoncision Rituelle: Enjeux de Droit, Enjeux de Vérité (pp. 208-238). Strasbourg: Strasbourg University Press.
The body, bodies, embodiment: Feminist legal engagement with health
Fox, M., & Murphy, T. (2016). The body, bodies, embodiment: Feminist legal engagement with health. In Ashgate Research Companion to Feminist Legal Theory (pp. 249-265).
Inspiring a Medico-Legal Revolution
Ferguson, P. R., & Laurie, G. T. (2016). Inspiring a Medico-Legal Revolution. Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781315588797
Exposing harm: The erasure of animal bodies in healthcare law
Fox, M. (2016). Exposing harm: The erasure of animal bodies in healthcare law. In First do no Harm Law Ethics and Healthcare (pp. 543-559). doi:10.4324/9781315582450-42
Legislating Interspecies Embryos
Fox, M. (2016). Legislating Interspecies Embryos. In Legal Medical and Cultural Regulation of the Body Transformation and Transgression (pp. 95-126). doi:10.4324/9781315556192-9
The science of muddling through: Categorising embryos
Fox, M., & McGuinness, S. (2016). The science of muddling through: Categorising embryos. In Pioneering Healthcare Law Essays in Honour of Margaret Brazier (pp. 199-210). doi:10.4324/9781315716107
2015
What is special about the human body?
Fox, M. (2015). What is special about the human body?. Law, Innovation and Technology, 7(2), 206-230. doi:10.1080/17579961.2015.1106106
What is special about the human body?
Fox, M. (2015). What is special about the human body?. Law, Innovation and Technology, 7(2), 206-230. doi:10.1080/17579961.2015.1106106
Legal regulation of new technologies: Re–thinking xenotechnologies in the twenty-first century
Fox, M. (2015). Legal regulation of new technologies: Re–thinking xenotechnologies in the twenty-first century. In Inspiring A Medico Legal Revolution Essays in Honour of Sheila Mclean (pp. 201-213).
2013
HIV/AIDS and male circumcision: Discourses of race and masculinity
Fox, M., & Thomson, M. (2013). HIV/AIDS and male circumcision: Discourses of race and masculinity. In Exploring Masculinities Feminist Legal Theory Reflections (pp. 97-113).
The body, bodies, embodiment: Feminist legal engagement with health
Fox, M., & Murphy, T. (2013). The body, bodies, embodiment: Feminist legal engagement with health. In Ashgate Research Companion to Feminist Legal Theory (pp. 249-265).
Realising social justice in public health law.
Fox, M., & Thomson, M. (2013). Realising social justice in public health law.. Medical law review, 21(2), 278-309. doi:10.1093/medlaw/fws036
Animal rights and wrongs: Medical ethics and the killing of non-human animals
Fox, M. (2013). Animal rights and wrongs: Medical ethics and the killing of non-human animals. In Death Rites Law and Ethics at the End of Life (pp. 133-176). doi:10.4324/9780203981429-14
Death Rites
Lee, R. (2013). Death Rites. Routledge. doi:10.4324/9780203981429
2012
The case for decriminalising abortion in Northern Ireland
Marie, F. (2012). The case for decriminalising abortion in Northern Ireland. In Bioethics, Medicine and the Criminal Law (pp. 203-219). Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/cbo9781139177382.018
The new politics of male circumcision: HIV/AIDS, health law and social justice
Fox, M., & Thomson, M. (2012). The new politics of male circumcision: HIV/AIDS, health law and social justice. Legal Studies, 32(2), 255-281. doi:10.1111/j.1748-121x.2011.00218.x
2010
HIV/AIDS and circumcision: lost in translation.
Fox, M., & Thomson, M. (2010). HIV/AIDS and circumcision: lost in translation.. Journal of medical ethics, 36(12), 798-801. doi:10.1136/jme.2010.038695
Taking Dogs Seriously?
Fox, M. (2010). Taking Dogs Seriously?. Law, Culture and the Humanities, 6(1), 37-55. doi:10.1177/1743872109348990
Older Minors and Circumcision: Questioning the Limits of Religious Actions
Fox, M., & Thomson, M. (2010). Older Minors and Circumcision: Questioning the Limits of Religious Actions. In Genital Autonomy: (pp. 15-38). Springer Netherlands. doi:10.1007/978-90-481-9446-9_2
Sheffield City Council v. E
Barker, N., & Fox, M. (2010). Sheffield City Council v. E. In R. Hunter, C. McGlynn, & E. Rackley (Eds.), Feminist Judgments: From Theory to Practice (pp. 351-362). Hart.
2009
Legislating interspecies embryos
Fox, M. (2009). Legislating interspecies embryos. In Legal Medical and Cultural Regulation of the Body Transformation and Transgression (pp. 95-125).
Sexing the cherry: Fixing masculinity
Fox, M., & Thomson, M. (2009). Sexing the cherry: Fixing masculinity. In Somatechnics Queering the Technologisation of Bodies (pp. 107-125).
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008: Tinkering at the Margins
Fox, M. (2009). The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008: Tinkering at the Margins. Feminist Legal Studies, 17(3), 333-344. doi:10.1007/s10691-009-9129-2
FORESKIN IS A FEMINIST ISSUE
Fox, M., & Thomson, M. (2009). FORESKIN IS A FEMINIST ISSUE. Australian Feminist Studies, 24(60), 195-210. doi:10.1080/08164640902852415
The legal regulation of primate research.
Fox, M. (2009). The legal regulation of primate research.. The American journal of bioethics : AJOB, 9(5), 13-15. doi:10.1080/15265160902802610
2008
Exposing harm: The erasure of animal bodies in healthcare law
Fox, M. (2008). Exposing harm: The erasure of animal bodies in healthcare law. In First do no Harm Law Ethics and Healthcare (pp. 543-559).
Legal embodiment: analysing the body of healthcare law.
Fletcher, R., Fox, M., & McCandless, J. (2008). Legal embodiment: analysing the body of healthcare law.. Medical law review, 16(3), 321-345. doi:10.1093/medlaw/fwn017
Older Minors and Circumcision: Questioning the Limits of Religious Actions
Fox, M., & Thomson, M. (2008). Older Minors and Circumcision: Questioning the Limits of Religious Actions. Medical Law International, 9(4), 283-310. doi:10.1177/096853320800900402
2007
The Regulation of Xenotransplantation in the United Kingdom After UKXIRA: Legal and Ethical Issues
Williamson, L., Fox, M., & McLean, S. (2007). The Regulation of Xenotransplantation in the United Kingdom After UKXIRA: Legal and Ethical Issues. Journal of Law and Society, 34(4), 441-464. doi:10.1111/j.1467-6478.2007.00400.x
2006
Short changed? The law and ethics of male circumcision
Fox, M., & Thomson, M. (2006). Short changed? The law and ethics of male circumcision. In Children S Health and Children S Rights (pp. 161-182). doi:10.1163/ej.9789004148949.i-337
2005
A covenant with the status quo? Male circumcision and the new BMA guidance to doctors.
Fox, M., & Thomson, M. (2005). A covenant with the status quo? Male circumcision and the new BMA guidance to doctors.. Journal of medical ethics, 31(8), 463-469. doi:10.1136/jme.2004.009340
Short Changed? The Law and Ethics of Male Circumcision
Fox, M., & Thomson, M. (2005). Short Changed? The Law and Ethics of Male Circumcision. The International Journal of Children's Rights, 13(1-2), 161-182. doi:10.1163/1571818054545196
Reconfiguring the Animal/Human Boundary: The Impact of Xeno Technologies
Fox, M. (2005). Reconfiguring the Animal/Human Boundary: The Impact of Xeno Technologies. Liverpool Law Review, 26(2), 149-167. doi:10.1007/s10991-005-4841-8
2000
Pre-persons, commodities or cyborgs: the legal construction and representation of the embryo.
Fox, M. (2000). Pre-persons, commodities or cyborgs: the legal construction and representation of the embryo.. Health care analysis : HCA : journal of health philosophy and policy, 8(2), 171-188. doi:10.1023/a:1009406729739
Regulating human body parts and products.
Fox, M., & McHale, J. (2000). Regulating human body parts and products.. Health care analysis : HCA : journal of health philosophy and policy, 8(2), 83-86. doi:10.1023/a:1009498810174
1998
Xenotransplantation: the ethical and legal ramifications.
Fox, M., & McHale, J. (1998). Xenotransplantation: the ethical and legal ramifications.. Medical law review, 6(1), 42-61. doi:10.1093/medlaw/6.1.42
1997
In whose best interests?
Fox, M., & McHale, J. (1997). In whose best interests?. The Modern law review, 60(5), 700-709. doi:10.1111/1468-2230.00109
1996
Telling Stories of Women Who Kill
Bell, C., & Fox, M. (1996). Telling Stories of Women Who Kill. Social & Legal Studies, 5(4), 471-494. doi:10.1177/096466399600500402
1992
Irish abortion: seeking refuge in a jurisprudence of doubt and delegation.
Fox, M., & Murphy, T. (1992). Irish abortion: seeking refuge in a jurisprudence of doubt and delegation.. Journal of law and society, 19(4), 454-466. doi:10.2307/1410064